Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-01-20
The Mcfarland Trial at Nachias.

| had Judge Rounds, of Calais, to assist, the
| Court ruling out all attorneys in the interest
of private parties. The defense contested a,
every step and slow progress was the result.
When answering To the indictment and,
"what say YOU, guilty "r not guilty." the
| prisoner responded in firm voice mot
/ guilty." HIS brother stood by his >ide when
the Indictment Was read The prisoner ap
pared calm and self controlled
| A panel Of thirty jar, men answered Ia
the call The first selected was Lorenz, ".
! Allan, of Iubec. sympathy with p"achers
or objection to the enforcement Of the game
| law influenced the opinion Of many. Twelve
were selected. The Court excused thee
with opinions and pr.judices TOO apparent.
| The State rejected one and the defense one.
| The counsel for the defendant were
! Hutchins of Bangor and Judge Duuon Of
/ Ellsworth. The County Attorney requested
aid in the case, which WAS objected tn by
he counsel for the defense, on the >uppo>l-
! ion that no help Could he given without TX
ptcted remuneration, which not being pro-
vided for hy the State, would devolve uuuu
private lnd, idual,, contrary 10 law. Judge
Rounds agreed TO lend assistance without
nav. and said that no private individual =
CONNIE cted With the prosecution OF this casr.
Witnesses for the State were called a>
fellows: Ira VI, ReAv,. THIS. MGR. av,
Z ina Penntil, Mr. Wilson. Howard {.
Fletcher and Sheriff Fields.
Ira NcR. avs leNmun, was as follows ::
| 1--we al Wniin-,>ll' m, age Is sixteen !;
ws> At Tow n>hlp ~" SO. ~ Fletcher ; Brook
at ll:40 A. NJ. Nov s, 1856; saw Two men;
fr.i saw them il the ward. fr,t came m
to The yard. 70 j.crion /" the sror, ua>
here made by Hrtchlns, allowed hy the
Court
Tie dog came out and made Two little
,elp,; The men helped me put III horse M
m the CT lar; wen: into the house with
them; sad "Iou have dog. Thr deer
wardrns take dogs IN the woods Trey
said il was a bird dog. said. The, LAKE
bird dog, all kinds of dogs" The, told M,
their names, We talked half an hour when
Nlrs came up ! stepped out and went
back and sad that wt> warden. | then
went out and helped Nes PIT ii, horse up.
Ter minutes laler Hal came up Mis-
and we've in the eel ar about fifteen MN
ute; went in The house aud found VI, Fu-
land ana Grave, talking about tie gam"
avs the talk lasted about lhrrt-qutrtrr> OF
an hour. q Iestion: "AnN ancr, TX.
objected 10 b, the d frn~e." Answer, N .'.'
Court excludes both qt"s'lrn ana answer
Tie men asked HI # lie had h.eu 70
luner and If h- Ma gong to >in, ! night.
He SAID YES, 50 Mcfarland stid ii wu4ll
- A. the, woul be arguing un the deer
Jaws MI NIGH Fatinnd aud Gia,c,
vent TO pAtkluy and cttrie.! The staff -u' tu
The ,ard NcFarl.nl nat tn, dog ia The
gon and got IN himself.
He had has gun Hhl went ont Of IT,
house. next and sad lie guessed TIE, must
have the dog. Mcfarland took the dog he
tween his knees and sad ~ ou cam have
the dog | came our ahead Of Niles. y -,
when passing through the house, packed
he'll IN hI> Iltir aud >ald he Was gong +"
shoot the dog.
Cross eT9HllH1ftOH- - les had a " sH-
chester rife packing shell IN cocks run.
believe 1t Wa a repeater. liz took ffie'n
shells. have been I" Fletcher Brook h"u>
since tie murder WITH LiuA Pcun"li ~
mea>urrmeut> could tr.. Whore The bodies
Ia, bv the blood on tie grouni ha,e to0a
my story before Ia Mr.. Dnn""rlh aud -
Hunter. DIR. Hunter ha. not called on NJ
>incr.
The testimony Of lhoma VI X ava, The
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er Brook house November NtH; ! ms -"
one man near the oorn,r If The house hurf.
iug for something; he seemed nrf'oos aud
IN hurry then | SAW another nnr IN a.
express wagon fastening something 10 'A,
team he Jumped rti " hen b" stw me. hur
RED to meet me- and said, "IHi, j.
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